Cirio H. Santiago
Directing
Born 1936-01-18
Died 2008-09-26
Manila, Philippines
95 credits
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Producer/director Cirio H. Santiago is the son of Dr. Ciriaco Santiago, who founded Premiere Productions in Manila in 1946. He has two siblings. After starting out as a producer he started directing english-language movies in the early 70s. Santiago became one of the pioneers of the "Blaxploitation" genre by being one of the first to cast black actors and especially actresses as strong action heroes. Movies like TNT Jackson (1974) became instant cult classics. In the 80s, Santiago became known for his numerous low-budget Vietnam war movies such as Firehawk (1993) which gave him a reputation as the "master of the Vietnam war genre". A long running production partnership with Roger Corman assured proper distribution of his movies in the USA. Many of today's hottest filmmakers such as Jonathan Demme, Joe Dante or Carl Franklin got their first directing jobs with Santiago. In 1995 he was named president of the Philippines Film Development Funds by President Ramos. The organization strives to uplift the quality of Filipino filmmaking to new, higher standards and to encourage production of foreign movies on location in the Philippines. Premiere Productions, headed by Cirio H. Santiago, still remains one of the biggest studios in the Philippines and went public in 1997.
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Filmography
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Directing
38 credits
Vampire Hookers
Angelfist
Silk 2
Stranglehold
Fly Me
Vulcan
Silk
Dune Warriors
TNT Jackson
The Expendables
Final Mission
Wheels of Fire
Last Stand at Lang Mei
The Sisterhood
Cover Girl Models
Equalizer 2000
Future Hunters
Nam Angels
Kill Zone
Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time
Caged Fury
Happy Days Are Here Again
Raiders of the Sun
Eye of the Eagle
Death Force
Water Wars
Naked Vengeance
One Man Army
Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom
Firecracker
Stryker
Operation Balikatan
Beyond the Call of Duty
The Muthers
The Devastator
Bloodfist 2050
Masikip ang Daigdig
Killer Instinct
Producing
36 credits
The Big Doll House
Blackbelt
Women in Cages
Angelfist
Silk 2
Silk
The Big Bird Cage
Dune Warriors
TNT Jackson
Once a Moth
Angel of Destruction
The Hunt for Eagle One
Wheels of Fire
The Hot Box
Hustler Squad
The Sisterhood
Cover Girl Models
Blackbelt II: Fatal Force
Equalizer 2000
Up from the Depths
Terror in Paradise
Pitong Gabi sa Paris
Kill Zone
Raiders of the Sun
Ama Namin
Naked Vengeance
One Man Army
Lollipops and Roses
Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy
Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom
Stryker
Operation Balikatan
Beyond the Call of Duty
The Devastator
Bloodfist 2050
Captain Barbell
Writing
5 credits
Acting
2 credits
Other credits
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